Light makeup: for brown, green, blue, light blue and gray eyes, for every day, for teenagers for school, daytime and evening

Features of light makeup

Light makeup is used in everyday life. It is unobtrusive and does not have pronounced accents on a certain part of the face. To create the perfect look with delicate makeup, you need:

Have two shades of foundation . A dark base is applied to the chin, cheekbones and sides of the nose. The forehead and cheeks are shaded with a light tone.

The powder needs to be shaded by pointing the brush upward . Particular attention is paid to the area under the eyes; if necessary, dark circles are masked with light powder.

Blush, like powder, is applied with a brush in the direction from the nose to the temples , but not in a straight line, but slightly upward. In everyday makeup, blush should be cooler, softer shades.

Mascara is applied to the eyelashes from the root , and the brush should move in different directions. It is advisable to apply a light layer to the lower eyelashes as well.

Important! To make makeup look natural, you first need to even out the skin structure.

To do light makeup, you will need:

Liquid for removing dirt and oily deposits from the skin. You can use tonic, milk or gel. Cleansed skin will acquire an even matte shade.
A day cream that is applied to the skin after cleansing.
Foundation to give the skin a soft and even texture. Preference is given to the tone closest to the natural shade of the face.
Powder, preferably loose, not compact. The crumbly structure of the powder applies smoother to the skin, looks more natural and keeps makeup fresh for a longer time.

Corrector, highlighter or concealer a tone lighter than your skin tone to disguise acne, redness and other imperfections.
Blush in subtle shades to give the face a natural freshness.
Three pencils - for lips, eyebrows and eyes. They emphasize the clarity of the lines.
Eye shadow. Preference is given to dry shadows, since oily ones are only suitable for dry skin and fade quickly.

Mascara to highlight the shape and color of the eyes. If desired, you can choose a lengthening, voluminous or lash-curling mascara.
Lipstick or lip gloss, preferably sustainable quality.

Note! The simpler and more natural the makeup looks, the more painstaking the work to create it. But once you fill your hand, light makeup can be done in 15 minutes.

You also need to remember that for each type of face you need to choose a certain style. Korean makeup is suitable for some, while others prefer age-related makeup; the main thing is that the makeup looks appropriate and is done with high quality.

Quick and easy makeup for every day in 10-15 minutes

To quickly do makeup for every day, you only have to spend 15 minutes. Sound amazing? In fact, everything is very simple.

Step 1: Moisturize your skin Before you start applying makeup, you should definitely moisturize your skin. It is best to do this 15-20 minutes before applying makeup so that the cream has time to absorb.
Step 2. Apply foundation This can be foundation, if you still need significant correction. It is best to apply with a sponge, paying careful attention to the area around the nose and chin. To make your makeup look natural, it is best to use light foundations rather than thick ones. BB cream or CC cream is also ideal. But they are only suitable if your skin does not need major adjustments. By the way, in this case, it is better to choose products with a sun protection factor to prolong the youth of your skin.
Step 3. Concealer To better remove skin imperfections, apply a little concealer. As we said above, it is better to apply it with your fingertips, using light, “driving” movements.
Step 4. Focus on the eyes Now let's move on to the design of the eyes. Here we need to pay not only attention to the eyelashes, but also to the eyebrows. First you need to comb your eyelashes and eyebrows. This will give them a neater look. If you have mascara or eyebrow gel, that's great. These products will help you create the most natural and effortless makeup possible.
Now let's talk about shadows. Since this is daytime makeup and it should last throughout the day, it is better to use cream shadows rather than dry classic shadows. They fit perfectly on the skin and stay on perfectly. By the way, they are sometimes used as a base for dry eyeshadow. It is best to apply cream shadows not with a brush, but directly with your fingertips. The final touch is mascara. You can take regular mascara, or you can use waterproof one. Also, do not forget that mascara can be not only black, but also brown. This mascara is ideal for creating naturalness, as it looks softer and more delicate.
Step 5. Add blush Makeup in 15 minutes cannot be done without using blush. It will take very little time, but will give freshness to your face for the whole day. Apply a little blush to the apples of your cheeks and blend up to your earlobe.
Step 6. Natural lips Everyday makeup does not imply bright and flashy shades of lipstick. They look vulgar and inappropriate. We choose natural and relaxed shades. By the way, the color of lipstick and the color of blush can be the same, then the makeup will look more harmonious.

How to do light daytime makeup

Stage one

To prepare your skin for makeup application, you need to thoroughly cleanse it. Cleansing products are selected according to skin type . This could be milk, gel, micellar water, tonic or serum. They will help not only degrease the epidermis, but will also become the basis for the uniform application of powder and foundation.

You need to wipe your face with a sponge using light movements in horizontal directions from the center of the face to the temples and ears.

Note! If every morning you replace washing with plain water by wiping your face with ice cubes from mineral water or herbal infusions, the skin will take on a fresh look, the pores will close, swelling and dark circles under the eyes will disappear.

Stage two

After cleansing, you need to even out the skin structure. For this you need foundation. To get an even tone, apply the product with a sponge or square brush. Very often, professionals apply foundation by pressing it into the skin with their fingertips. This way you can avoid too much tone on your face.

Note! If you mix day cream and foundation in a 1:2 ratio, you get a foundation that is very light in texture. It fits perfectly on the skin and looks natural.

Apply foundation evenly over the entire face, but avoid the eye area. In order for the skin to have a natural glow, it is necessary to highlight certain areas with a highlighter. They cover the nasal bone, the top of the cheekbone, the center of the forehead and the area under the eyebrow. The face will glow from the inside and gain freshness. Highlighter, like foundation, is best applied with your fingertips.

Excess shine on the face after applying foundation and corrective products should be removed with a brush, dipping its tip into loose powder.

Stage three

Blush will add freshness to your face. It is advisable to take blush with a cream or gel texture, as they are more suitable for daytime makeup. You can use bronzer instead of blush, which will give your skin a tan effect . Bronzer is not applied to the entire face, but to the same areas that were covered with highlighter: these are protruding points (forehead, chin, top of cheekbones and bridge of nose).

Note! To correctly determine where to apply blush, just smile. Blush is applied to the so-called “apples” of the cheeks, which appear with a wide smile.

For light daytime makeup, loose blush is suitable, which is shaded with a large wide brush.

Stage four

To make your makeup perfect, you need to pay special attention to the design of your eyebrows. For this, special shadows or a pencil are used. They draw strokes along the hair growth line. Movements should be short and jerky.

Correction of the eyebrow shape is performed using a pencil, which is selected slightly lighter than the tone of the hairs. This will give your eyebrows a natural look. The final touch to shaping your eyebrows should be a special mascara. It will help consolidate the natural effect and prevent the eyebrow pencil from smudging.

Stage five

In light daytime makeup, the emphasis should be on the eyes. Their beauty should be natural. Therefore, it is better not to apply many layers of mascara and curl your eyelashes using special curlers. This will give an open look and visually increase the shape of the eyes.

Note! To make your eyes appear larger, it is enough to shade the upper eyelashes with a special pencil, and not paint the lower ones at all. This trick will give you a natural look and make your makeup look more natural.

First, we point the arrow at the upper eyelid. To do this, you need to draw a thin line at the base of the eyelashes, then use an applicator or brush to lightly shade it. Shadows should be several shades .

The lightest ones are applied closer to the bridge of the nose, a little darker in the center of the eyelid, a dark tone covers the eyelid closer to the temple. The transition area of the shadows is smoothly shaded with the applicator.

Did you know? If you don't have light shadows on hand, you can use a highlighter.

Stage six

Before applying lipstick, you need to lightly powder your lips. This will even out their tone and help keep the lipstick fresh for a longer time. It is better to apply lipstick with a brush or fingertips . This way it will lie evenly.

For daytime makeup, use lipstick in muted, calm tones. The contour of the lips should not be highlighted with a bright pencil. You need to choose it half a tone darker than the lipstick or even abandon the sharp outline of the mouth line.

Note! An excellent replacement for lipstick would be lip gloss in a natural color, without glitter or pearl.

After watching this video, you will learn how to do proper light makeup step by step and mask skin imperfections.

How to do makeup in 5 minutes

If you only have 5 minutes of time, but you need to look good and at the same time natural, then simple makeup at home with a minimum of cosmetics will help you.

Step 1. Light foundation and concealer You can use regular compact powder - it's quick and easy to apply and won't take much time. Pay attention to the oily areas of your face and the skin around the sides of your nose. If you use foundation, it is better to even out your complexion tone with a sponge. To remove stubborn under-eye circles, grab a concealer. It is more convenient and faster to use liquid concealer. Just apply a little product to your fingertips, rub a little and work into the skin with light patting movements.
Step 2. A little blush To make your face look fresh and rested, you definitely need to apply a little blush. You can apply blush with a special brush, or you can take liquid blush and apply it with your fingers. The advantage of liquid blush is that it quickly gives the skin a fresh look. The main thing is not to overdo it with the quantity. But don’t forget that excess can always be removed with a cotton sponge.
Step 3 Let's do the eyebrows Just a few strokes of the brush - and your eyebrows will take on a completely different look. Choose an eyebrow gel that is as close as possible to your actual hair color. It is best to use a tinted eyebrow gel; it does not stick the hairs together and makes the makeup look very fresh.
Step 4. Emphasize the eyes Add shadows. Here you need to remember that in order for the makeup to look casual, it is best to choose a shade one tone lighter than the color of your face. This way you will highlight your eyes, but at the same time you will look very natural. Apply a little mascara to your eyelashes.
Step 5. Add lipstick The final touch to our quick and natural makeup look is lipstick. In order not to draw a contour for a long time (we are limited in time), it is best to use moisturizing lipstick. Why her? Because it is very easy to apply and at the same time fits perfectly on the lips! Very quick makeup ready in 5 minutes!

How to do light evening makeup

The main differences between light evening makeup and daytime makeup are:

using more cosmetics;
brightness, saturation and contrast;
combination of makeup with specific clothes and accessories;
the presence of two accents: lips and eyes.

Applying light evening makeup occurs in several stages. First of all, cleanse your face of dirt and oil. It is no different from preparing the skin for any type of makeup. The following steps follow:

You need to start with a makeup base

The skin texture is evened out and the face is given freshness. To do this, use foundation, which is applied with a sponge or fingertips.

Correction

Using corrector, highlighter and concealer, redness, age spots and other imperfections are hidden. It is advisable to have these products in different shades. The cheekbone line, the bridge of the nose and the hairline on the forehead stand out in a dark tone. A light tone is applied around the eyes.

Powder

To give the skin a glow, apply a light powder.

Shadows

Shadows are applied to the upper eyelid. Closer to the nose, shadows are shaded, a tone lighter than the skin, but not white. The light tone should cover the eyelid almost to the eyebrows. The center of the eyelid is shaded with rich tones, and darker ones are applied closer to the temple.

The transition from color to color is smoothed using the applicator with gentle movements. Professionals prefer to do this with their fingertips so that the pigment adheres well to the skin and does not fall off due to facial movements.

Note! To get a deeper and richer makeup, apply dark shadows to the eyelash line.

Eyeliner

To make the arrows on the upper eyelid look even, you need to lift the outer corner of the eye with your fingertip. A straight thin line is drawn along the eyelashes. You can use either liquid eyeliner or a special felt-tip pen or pencil.

Mascara

Mascara is applied to the eyelashes after the eyeliner has dried. To thoroughly paint your eyelashes, you need to apply 2-3 layers of mascara. Each layer must dry, and only then the eyelashes are covered with mascara again.

Note! If you powder your eyelashes with a small brush, the mascara will lie more evenly on them. You can powder your eyelashes before each layer of mascara and then comb them thoroughly with a special brush.

Lips

Before applying lipstick, lips are first powdered. Then smoothly trace the contour with a lip pencil and lightly shade the line with an applicator. It is better to apply lipstick with a special brush or your fingertips. When the lipstick dries slightly, powder the lips again.

Important! Buy only high-quality cosmetics and brushes. Good brushes will help you apply makeup flawlessly correctly, and high-quality cosmetics will last on your face for a long time, will not float, fall off, or cause irritation.

Preparing to apply makeup

Before any fraud with applying cosmetics to your face, you need to carefully care for it in order not only to emphasize your natural beauty, but also to preserve it.

Therefore, you should start by cleansing the skin with toner, micellar water, or any of the various options for cleansers. Then you need to moisturize your skin with cream to relieve it of the heavy burden of imprisonment in the cosmetics you apply.

To ensure that the shadows and other components of your appearance lay evenly, it is better to apply foundation, powder, and ideally, a makeup base, or even a separate base for shadows, it is better to do this with a special brush or sponge.

In each of the options proposed below, for a more even application of the remaining components, use light shadows as a base for makeup; for this you can take a beige shade, except when using a lighter tone as the main one.

The finished look consists of eyebrows naturally outlined with a pencil (the main thing is to choose one that matches the tone of your hair) and a special gel for styling them.

Also, do not forget about the final touch of applying mascara after completing the remaining steps. This scheme should be used in each of the listed variations, so these basics will not be listed again in each of them.

Now you can start the fun part - applying eye shadow. A few tutorials describing step-by-step light eye makeup will help you get started on your journey.

Light eye makeup

To make your eyes look bright and attractive, you need to correctly distribute the accents. This is especially important in age-related makeup.

Important! Light shadows visually increase the size of the eyes. Dark ones give your eyes a natural expression if you wear glasses. Black and glitter shadows are suitable for parties. For everyday makeup, beige, golden, pale lilac tones are used.

To ensure long-lasting makeup, you need to powder each layer of shadow.

For blue eyes

This eye color is best shaded with rich colors of brown, lilac, and gold palette. Pink shadows and dark gray are also suitable. It is a mistake to use eye shadow exactly the same shade as your eyes.

Note! To prevent your eyes from looking dull, you need to use cosmetics that are a tone darker than your eye color.

The mascara should not be black, but brown, which will make the look bright and sparkling.

For green eyes

Green-eyed girls should give preference to bronze, golden, and purple shadows. Shades of pink, plum, lilac and violet are also suitable. Cold shades will dull the look and make it expressionless.

You can highlight the beauty of your eyes with highlighter by applying it at the base of your eyebrows . An interesting combination with green shades of eyeshadow, if they are slightly different from the eye color. It is better to use ink and pencil not black, but bronze and gold.

For brown eyes

Rich green color, shades of pink, lilac and gold will highlight brown eyes. It is preferable to take eyeliner in deep, bright colors, such as blue, lavender or green. And mascara can be black or graphite.

For gray eyes

A universal shade for gray eye makeup is considered to be dark gray, brown, or blue. Pink and purple shadows will make your look tired. It is better to take a cool palette of brown shades. Smokey and dark blue eyeliner will highlight the shape of the eyes.

Note! Makeup using silver and gray tones is considered a win-win option for gray eyes.

The video shows how to do the perfect refreshing makeup for gray eyes.

Light makeup for different face shapes

The technique for applying foundation varies depending on the structure of the face:

Oval. It is recommended to use gentle, warm colors. Blush and powder are applied from the central part towards the temple.
Triangular. The shape of the face is emphasized by nude lipsticks. It is better to distribute the foundation in this way: apply a darker tone to the sides of the forehead and temples. Decorate the cheekbones with a lighter tone. This makeup will smooth out the top of the “triangle”.
Square. A foundation half a shade darker applied to the cheekbones will help smooth out rough features. For the same purpose, we will shape the lips with a contour pencil. Intense highlighting of the eyes from the outside will soften the square shape of the face.
Round. It is better to distribute the foundation along the edges for visual lengthening. It is not recommended to use rounded lines on the eyes. Lips should not be made bright, a light, unobtrusive shade of lipstick is sufficient. Blush looks impressive, rising to the temples, emphasizing the cheekbones, visually lengthening the face.

The universal oval shape is created for any makeup.

Light makeup ideas for school

Makeup for school should not be too bright and catchy. In addition, special attention should be paid to the problems of teenage skin. Before applying makeup, the epidermis must be cleansed with special products to remove greasy shine and close pores. Dry skin is pre-moisturized with cream.

Important! For makeup, girls should use cosmetics designed for young skin.

Concealers

For perfect school makeup, the following corrective products will be useful:

Green corrector to eliminate redness . Apply spotwise, then blend with a sponge.
Concealer with a light yellow texture to cover dark circles under the eyes. Apply in the same way as concealer.
Foundation to give the face a natural shade. You can take creams of different shades and by mixing get a color that is closest to your natural one.

Blush

For school makeup, peach, pale pink, and pastel blush are suitable. Preference is given to matte tones.

Powder

It helps eliminate oily shine on the face. It will also fix makeup and protect the skin from the harmful effects of the environment. You should not apply powder with a shimmering effect, with a tanning effect or too light.

Note! The no-makeup face effect is easy to achieve. It is enough to apply one layer of brown mascara to the upper eyelashes, and apply a small amount of special blush to the eyelids. Sparse eyebrows can be corrected with shadows or mascara of the same shade as the hairs.

Schoolgirls will be more suited to nude makeup, which emphasizes youthful beauty, freshness and naturalness.

Mascara

It is advisable to match the color of the mascara to match the eyes. Brown-eyed girls can wear black; green-eyed and blue-eyed girls can take gray or brown mascara.

To make your makeup look natural, just brush the eyelashes once. Several layers of mascara will look rough and eyelashes will quickly stick together due to the abundance of cosmetics.

Shadows

To avoid creating the image of a vamp, shadows are selected in natural shades that slightly shade the eyes. The color of the shadows should match the color of the eyes:

for brown and dark green eyes - neutral, beige and brown;
for blue ones - green, blue, gray, brown;
for green eyes - peach, golden, lilac, pink.

Pomade

It is advisable to purchase a plant-based lipstick, which will not only add color to your lips, but will also take care of them. Preference is given to pastel colors, without mother-of-pearl or shimmer effect.

Note! Lip gloss is more convenient to use, as it has an applicator, which will avoid an excessive layer of makeup on the lips.

Light makeup should not be conspicuous . If in the mirror you see that your face seems too made up and unnatural, it means that too much makeup was used or it was applied incorrectly. You can add softness and smoothness to the lines by removing excess powder and slightly blending the transitions of the shadows.

Eyebrow hairs should not lie perfectly straight and look sleek. A slight carelessness and naturalness is achieved with a light touch of the applicator, which will remove the excess layer of makeup.

Top tips for applying light makeup

In any case, you will need a foundation, which should come in two colors. The dark shade should be applied a little to the cheekbones, as well as the wings of the nose and chin. The rest of the skin is covered in a light tone. Don't forget to use a convenient egg sponge that won't take up too much cream and leave excess on your face.
Your cosmetics should not be too bright and saturated colors. Pastel and nude shades are the ideal choice for light and discreet makeup.
Don't put too much mascara on your lashes, it can overwhelm your effortless look.